Question
Download Solution PDFBefore Champaran Satyagraha, the farmers of Champaran used to follow the 'Tinkathiya' system, whereby three katthas of land in a bigha had to be planted with ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is indigo.
Key Points
- Champaran Satyagraha
- The Champaran satyagraha took place on 19 April 1917.
- Champaran is a district in the state of Bihar.
- Champaran satyagraha came into force because farmers were forced to grow indigo in a part of their land. This created much anger among farmers.
- The European planters had been forcing the peasants to grow indigo on 3/20 part of the total land (called tinkathia system).
- Gandhi traveled across the district to different villages, meeting farmers and taking note of their sufferings and complaints against the forced indigo cultivation.
- His protest led to the abolishment of the exploitative tinkathia system.
- The victory at Champaran established Gandhiji in India’s struggle against the British raj.
- This was the first Civil Disobedience Movement by Gandhi Ji in India.
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